thương nghị
Definition
- Verb:
- To negotiate: To engage in formal discussion or dialogue with another party to reach an agreement, resolve a dispute, or settle terms.
- To deliberate / to confer: To discuss a matter carefully and thoughtfully, often in a formal setting, before making a decision.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Hai nước đang thương nghị về hiệp định thương mại. (The two countries are negotiating a trade agreement.)
- Hội đồng quản trị cần thương nghị kỹ trước khi biểu quyết. (The board of directors needs to confer carefully before voting.)
Advanced Usage
- "đàm phán và thương nghị": negotiation and deliberation.
- Quá trình đàm phán và thương nghị kéo dài nhiều tháng. (The process of negotiation and deliberation lasted for many months.)
Variants and Related Words
Thương lượng (v): to negotiate, to bargain. Often used interchangeably with "thương nghị," but can imply a more direct bargaining over specific terms.
- Họ đang thương lượng giá cả. (They are negotiating the price.)
Bàn bạc (v): to discuss, to talk over. A more general term for discussion, less formal than "thương nghị."
- Chúng tôi cần bàn bạc thêm về kế hoạch. (We need to discuss the plan further.)
Synonyms
- Negotiate: To try to reach an agreement through discussion.
- Confer: To have discussions; to exchange opinions.
- Deliberate: To engage in long and careful consideration.
Related Idioms
- Ngồi vào bàn thương nghị: To sit down at the negotiation table.
- Các bên xung đột cuối cùng đã ngồi vào bàn thương nghị. (The conflicting parties finally sat down at the negotiation table.)